Franz Reksid Explained

Franz Benjamin Reksid
Office1:Minister of Administration of Palau
President1:Lazarus Salii
Thomas Remengesau Sr.
Predecessor1:Haruo Willter
Successor1:Kuniwo Nakamura
Termstart1:1986
Termend1:January 1989

Franz Reksid is a Palauan civil servant and politician, former Minister of Administration of Palau, and former official in Northern Mariana Islands government.[1]

He was health services administrator of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in Saipan, Marianas, in 1970s[2] and 1980s.[3]

Reksid was appointed as Minister of Administration of Palau[4] by President Lazarus Salii in 1986,[5] and was confirmed by Senate of Palau. In this role he was responsible for public finances of Palau. He left the position when Thomas Remengesau Sr. left office in January 1989. In 1990s he was special assistant to the Governor of Northern Mariana Islands.

Later he worked as department of public lands official in Northern Mariana Islands government. He was responsible for managing department of public lands contracts with funding provided from United States Environmental Protection Agency grants from 2007 to 2009.[6] He was found guilty for accepting bribes in 2011.[7]

He was 70 years old in 2011, so he was born in about 1940–1942.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reksid objects to his sentencing . Saipan Tribune . 24 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Final Report in the Conference on Regional Cooperation in the WHO Fellowship Programme . World Health Organization.
  3. Web site: Listing of Personnel for State Vital and Health Statistics Offices . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics . en . 1983.
  4. Web site: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs . en.
  5. Web site: Gilman . Eric . Community Based and Multiple Purpose Protected Areas: A Model to Select and Manage Protected Areas with Lessons from the Pacific Islands . Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee.
  6. Web site: OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL - Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2012–March 31, 2013 . U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
  7. Web site: Federal jury finds Reksid guilty . Saipan Tribune . 23 September 2011.